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June 30, 2011
Dear Board Member,
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This month, we present a video interview with Dr. Nalini Chhetri, ASU’s Climate Change Science Manager and an expert in sustainable development. Dr. Chhetri’s interview follows our brief listing of recent ASU sustainability news and activities, below.
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Highlights of ASU sustainability activities
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- Two ASU faculty members participated in the Third Nobel Laureate Symposium on Sustainability held at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Results from the symposium go to a U.N. panel that feeds preparations for the 2012 U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development and ongoing climate negotiations. Distinguished Sustainability Scientists Sander van der Leeuw and Elinor Ostrom co-authored working papers in support of the meeting and contributed to the discussions.
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- ASU won a $10 million grant from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop and implement clean energy training and education programs worldwide. ASU will lead a consortium of institutions and service providers that will focus on delivering training in the areas of solar and micro-grid technologies, wind energy, and micro-hydro power in developing countries.
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- American Public Media’s Marketplace™ in partnership with the Global Institute of Sustainability hosted a standing room only crowd of more than 200 participants for “Moving By Degrees – The Future Energy Abyss,” an examination of U.S. energy prospects. The program featured an interactive conversation with senior correspondent David Brancaccio of Marketplace’s Economy 4.0 and retired Shell Oil President John Hofmeister, one of the world’s foremost experts on energy and climate.
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- The U.S. Department of Energy awarded ASU a grant to develop high-efficiency organic light-emitting diode lighting (OLED) as part of an overall $19 million multi-institution program to advance core technology, product development, and manufacturing of the technology. OLEDs are currently used in television screens, computer monitors, and flexible displays, but have the potential to reduce energy use for all types of general lighting.
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- ASU Fulbright Scholar, Kristen Barlish, plans to use her scholarship award to research efficient and sustainable construction practices in one of Europe’s most prominent engineering and construction programs. A graduate of ASU’s School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, Barlish intends to pursue a Ph.D. in construction to help cultivate a sustainability ethic in the industry.
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- Senior Sustainability Scientist Netra Chhetri won an award from the Nepal Seed Grant Project to improve the livelihoods of small-scale livestock producers in Nepal who are impacted by climate change. Leading a group of local partners in the region, Chhetri’s work will examine high-elevation pastures, grazing practices, and community decision-making processes as a basis for developing climate adaptation strategies for livestock-based agricultural systems.
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Please feel free to email or call us with any questions or comments about this briefing.
Best regards,
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cc: Jim Buizer
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Q&A with Dr. Nalini Chhetri
Guiding action for climate change and development
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Nalini Chhetri is a Senior Sustainability Scientist in the Global Institute of Sustainability, Climate Change Science Manager in the Center for Integrated Solutions for Climate Challenges, Research Fellow in the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, advisor to GlobalResolve, and a lecturer in the School of Letters and Sciences. She has worked in sustainable development in Nepal, India, Thailand, Ghana, and Vietnam and has frequently consulted for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In this interview, Dr. Chhetri introduces ASU’s new climate change center, a model designed to provide research-based climate tools for policymakers. She also discusses how she has applied lessons from her years of work in international sustainable development to help ASU students advance their social entrepreneurship efforts in impoverished rural Ghana.
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Dr. Nalini Chhetri
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Watch interview/read transcript
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